Quality Assurance Maintenance

Josh Plyler

Currently seeking employment as an Avionics/Electrical Technician

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Summary

An innovative, dependable, motivated, and driven electronics technician with extensive experience in

troubleshooting and functional testing of avionics/electrical systems, equipment maintenance and repair, wire

harness fabrication and integration, personnel management, quality assurance, and safety. A highly focused

operations professional with expertise in tracking repairs, requisitions, and parts inventories. Adapts to new

situations quickly, working under pressure with a high sense of urgency to achieve exceptional results. A solid

performer with inexhaustible energy who leads production efforts to ensure delivery of exceptional results far

before due-dates. A top-performing leader who consistently improves morale and promotes collaborative

environment. Ensures compliance with technical guidelines to greatly reduce downtime and ensure smooth

operations throughout any organization.

Experience

SCA Engineering Tech 4 at CSC

August 2012 - January 2013 (6 months)

Served as a program specialist providing program management support to engineering staff. This support

included project scheduling, financial management, briefing, and coordination. Programs supported include a

diverse assortment of military aircraft modification efforts involving prototype installations and the

development and assembly of prototype hardware. Provided continuous updates and input to project

engineering support staff as well as technicians and government representatives on project status, current and

future budget constraints and outstanding issues. Also provided technical services in support of project

tasking and works with project teams to develop, engineer and implement defined technical activities as well

as standards, procedures and guidelines for tasks being performed.

Avionics Supervisor at HELICOPTER SEA COMBAT SQUADRON

October 2010 - July 2012 (1 year 10 months)

Held responsibility for safety and training of seven avionics technicians. Oversaw

electrical maintenance, repair, preventive maintenance, and installation of electronic

equipment. Led five technicians and directly contributed to completion of 23 phase

inspections and 703 calendar inspections.

• Contributed to correction of 1,327 aircraft discrepancies, ensuring 2,906 mishap-free

flight hours with 100% sortie-completion rate.

• Maintained individual material readiness list, electrostatic discharge, and Dispersed

Technical Publications Library Programs with minimal hits on quality assurance audits.

• Qualified one collateral duty inspector, two laser supervisors, two laser workers, four

enlisted aviation warfare specialists, one brake rider, and one fuel surveillance

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qualification, while achieving personal line-division qualification as collateral duty

inspector.

• Obtained qualification as avionics technician, blade-fold operator, and brake rider in

minimal time, enhancing avionics work center's productivity by 35%.

Avionics/Phase Maintenance Team Lead at HELICOPTER SEA COMBAT SQUADRON

October 2007 - October 2010 (3 years 1 month)

Served as East Coast fleet replacement squadron evaluator for MH-60S aircraft. Conducted

training for pilots and aircrew in MH-60S squadrons worldwide. Provided helicopter

operational support to commander Second Fleet.

• Led seven personnel in completion of 12 phase inspections, 139 special inspections,

four 546-day inspections, and three planned maintenance interval rebuilds. Contributed to

1,638 mishap-free sorties with 97% mission-completion rate.

• Trained ten new support equipment operators, five brake-riders, and six blade-fold

operators to increase avionics work-center readiness by 20%, while performing 25 tire and

wheel maintenance actions as only out-of-rate second class in command.

Avionics Technician/Inspector at HELICOPTER MINE COUNTERMEASURES SQUADRON

February 2003 - October 2007 (4 years 9 months)

Served as lead plane captain for 2004 detachment, ensuring the safety and operational readiness of assigned

aircraft. Responsible for troubleshooting, repair, calibration, fabrication, assembly, and installation of

standard and prototype systems on three MH-53E aircraft flying a 95% mission completion rate.

Performance of this duty required expert knowledge and utilization of hand tools, shop tools, testing and

calibration equipment, workshop practices, and all phases of the manufacturing process.

# Proved instrumental in completing 400 maintenance action forms, conducting routine inspections, and

uncovering over 100 discrepancies vital to mission.

# Helped remove and replace number-two generator and number-three engine while deployed in 2006,

ensuring 97% mission-completion rate.

# Quickly attained necessary qualifications to aid in smooth operation of a demanding maintenance and flight

schedule.

# Performed 384 daily and turnaround inspections while assisting in the completion of 48 special inspections

with zero kickbacks as reflected by a positive trend in plane captain evaluations.

Skills & Expertise

Navy

Military

Security Clearance

Military Experience

DoD

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Electronic Warfare

Helicopters

Aircraft Maintenance

Military Operations

Aviation

Avionics

Radar

Aircraft

Military Training

Weapons

Maintenance

Technician

Collateral Duty Inspector

Quality Assurance

Maintenance & Repair

Education

Hoover High School

1999 - 2001

Military Technical Training

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Josh Plyler

Currently seeking employment as an Avionics/Electrical Technician

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